A house mouse fits through a gap a little over a quarter inch wide (K-State Research and Extension, MF1123). Most Overland Park homes have several: the corner of the garage door seal, the gap where the AC line enters the wall, the dryer vent that never quite closes. Traps and bait remove the mice you have. They do nothing about the next ones.
Our rodent control service starts with an inspection of the outside of your house and the places inside where mice actually travel. Then we remove what's there, seal what we can reach, and hand you a written list of what we found, what we sealed, and anything we recommend but didn't do. You'll know exactly what you paid for — and exactly what to ask anyone else who quotes you.
What you get
Inspection. Exterior perimeter first, at grade level and at the garage; then the interior areas where you've seen activity. We're looking for how they got in, not just where they've been.
Removal. Traps placed where mice actually travel — along walls, behind appliances, in the garage — spaced the way the extension guidance recommends, and checked on a schedule.
Sealing. Metal mesh and hardware cloth where a mouse could chew back through foam or caulk; garage door seals with corner blocks; door sweeps; vent covers. What we seal and why →
Written findings. A one-page list: every entry point we found, numbered; what we sealed today; what we recommend but didn't do; and when we'll be back to check. See an example →
Why mice come back after a treatment
Three things are usually true when a home gets mice again. The population was removed but the opening wasn't. The opening was "sealed" with something a mouse chews through in a few weeks. Or the scent trail from the last group is still there, and the next mouse follows it in when the weather turns. The full explanation, with a self-check →
Mouse and rat removal
Most Johnson County calls are house mice; rats are less common but change the trap scale and bait approach. Either way, the first visit covers inspection, species identification, trap placement and a timeline. Mouse and rat removal in Overland Park →
Where we work
Overland Park first. We also take rodent jobs in Leawood, Olathe, Lenexa, Shawnee, Prairie Village, Mission, Merriam, Gardner and Spring Hill. Service area and scheduling →
Who does the work
Rodent work on this site is performed by a Kansas-licensed pest control operator based in Overland Park (Kansas pesticide business license #101003, verifiable at the Kansas Department of Agriculture business search). About us →
Questions Overland Park homeowners ask
Is it worth hiring someone for mice? If you've caught a few and they stopped, probably not. If you've caught mice more than once in a season, or you hear them in walls or ceilings, the problem is an opening you haven't found — and finding it is most of what you're paying for.
How long until they're gone? With traps placed correctly, activity usually drops within days. If it continues past a week or two, or restarts after a quiet stretch, that points to entry, not treatment. That's when sealing matters.
Will you seal a finished basement? We seal what can be reached. In a finished basement the rim joist is behind drywall, so the entry point has to be found from outside — which is why we start there. If an opening can only be closed from inside a finished wall, we'll tell you that in writing rather than guess.
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